Re: "Potentially
dangerous"

: : : The UK news today talked
of ethnic Pashduns and 'troops on the ground'. Curious. I wonder if there are
any non-ethnic Pashduns or troops who confound their enemies by hovering six inches
above the ground?

: : : Two non-war tautologies I enjoyed recently are 'local
housing' and 'advance booking'. Anyone else who enjoys (or is it suffers?) from
this kind of thing couldn't do better than read the inspired 'catechism of cliche'
in Flann O'Brien's Best of Myles.

: : : Gary

: : The U.S. press also talks
of "troops on the ground" to distinguish them from troops in airplanes.

: :
I often see "potentially dangerous" in reputable publications. Is there a difference
between potentially dangerous and actually dangerous?

: Oh, I can see that one.
A clear and present danger (the guy with the knife) versus the guy who looks like
he might have a knife....

Well, here are some titles I found in a few minutes
on Google:
--"Coast Guard issues recall of potentially dangerous houseboats"
--"Some
candle wicks emit potentially dangerous levels of lead into the air"
--"Why
cancer is potentially dangerous"